Utensil and the like



Aiig. 30, 1932. H. v. BIRD cooxma UTENSIL AND THE LIKE 5 Sheets- Sheet 1 Filed Jan. 6, 1932 Aug. 30, 1932. H. v. BIRD 1,875,303

COOKING UTENSIL AND THE LIKE Filed Jan. 6; 1932 s Sheets-Shed 2' ug 30, 1932- H. v. BIRD COOKING UTENSIL AND THE LIKE Filed Jan. 6, 1932 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 Patented Au 30, 1932 1 UNITED;

, HUGH. vE LIoo'rr mm), for rinnrn sourn WALES oookmo o'rmvsin AiiTD THE LIKE Application fiIed Jan uary G, 1932', serial No. 585,086, andin Great Britain October 23,1930.

such other utensils as are or may be provided with a lid and means for straining the contents, thus enabling'the operator to'pourofi some or all of the liquid While retaining the rest of thecontents of the 'vesseljinthe lat- I ter without having to remove the lid from the utensil or vessel, that is to say, it has already been proposed to provide the lids 'of cooking 'vessels with perforations and to mount on such lids, on vertical pivots or on ho-rizontalhinges, appropriate valvular devices for opening and closing such perforations in order topermit of theexit of steam from the vessel or to retain steam within the said vessel or to allow of straining the con tents of the vessel. Moreover, in some cases such lids and in other cases independent strainers mounted on horizontal hinges have been detachably secured to thevessels by spring clips, bracketsor by bayonet joint devices.

According to this invention, a strainer or a strainer and a lid for a cooking utensil or other vessel is or are mounted on a vertlcal pivot which is provided with means, such as a spring clip for instance, fordetachably se curing it at any desired position to the utenlsil or vessel.

' the strainer.

And in order that theiinvention may be readily understood and carried into efiect, reference will be made to the accompanying drawings of which J, y a

Figure 1 is a sectional elevationof asaucepan provided with'a strainer and a lid made in accordance with this invention and secured to the utensil by a spring clip.

Figure 2 is a plan view of the strainer.

Figure 3 is a plan view of the lid.

Figure 4: is a side elevationof a clip.

Figure 5 is an inverted plan View thereof and Figure 6 is an end view,

Thus, both the. lid and the strainer may be hinged on, the pivot pin or.

" igure 7 ficati'on. p p p I Figures 8 and 9 are similar modifications.

Figure lOi's a sectional-elevation ofyet another modific'ation and Figure 11 is a plan'thereof with parts of the strainer and lid broken away.

In carryingthe invention into effect and according to the construction'shown in Figures 1' to 6, inclusive, a vessel, such as a saucepan a (Figure l) is provided with a clip Z) which is detachably connected to the side of the vessel andis provided with a pin or pivot, such as a bolt 0 as shown, or any other suitable de vice, such as a screw, stud or rivet, maybe employed. On this bolt c is pivotally mounted a strainer-d which, as shown, may be a disc (Z, a segment of which is provided with a number of holes c, or, if desired, it may also have additional perforations such as are indicated by the circles f so that the perforations extend over, practically, the whole 01": the strainer. Opposite to thepivot c, and as best seen in Figure 2, theremay, bea handle 9 which fol lows more or less the contour and angle of the handle it of the vessel. The handle 9 may be made much shorter, if preferred. This disc may be fiat or, as shown, it may be slightly is a'sectiona-l elevation of a modiviews of other dished so as to fit, more or less, on to or into the interior of the vessel. Or, instead of maliing the strainer in the form of a disc,-it may be made, more or less, in the form of a perforated crescent or segment to fit in or on the sauce pan and furnished, if desired, with a handle. The clip I) as shown" in Figures 1, l, 5 and 6 is so constructed that the pivot c is just insidethe periphery of the vessel a. The lid, proper, marked 2', also provided'with a similar handle marked 7. is mounted on the bolt or pivot c and is dished, as shown, or it may be fiat. If desired, both strainer and lid may have a small hole or holesin alignment,

marked 'm and n),respectively, so as, when they are in the position shown in Figure 1, on the vessel,to allow of the escape of ai'r'or steam but generally, these holes are unnecessary. The clip itself may beof anysnitable construction and' comprises inthis example, the body partb carrying the pivot pin or bolt 0, two

the pivot or bolt 0 which is furnished with a nut 1". Owing to the fact that both strainer 03 and lid 2' are dished,-it is preferable to make the hole for the pivot oval in each of these for permitting a certain amount of sliding movement of the lid and strainer, one on the other,

when being moved relatively on the pivot; If

desired, a stop or stops is or are provided such as a semicircular stamped rib 8, formed on the strainer (Z and a similar rib t forming a groove on the under side of the lid 2'. When the groove and rib engage as is normallythe case, they tend to keep the lid and strainer in the requiredposition. If the lid be moved in relation to the strainer, the groove formed by the rib t in the lid comes out of engagement with the rib s on the strainer. In this condition and when desiring to strain the contents, of the saucepan the lid is turned at an angle of, say, 45 to 90 so that the lid handle k is some distance away from the handles 9 and h and part of the rib s on the strainer is pressing against the plane under-surface of the lid with a certain amount of pressure and the lid stays in position without being held by hand. The two handle-s g and 72, are then gripped in the operators hand, the vessel is tilted and the straining away of the liquid follows c On referring to Figure 7, it will be seen that only the strainer d is pivoted to the clip 6 and the lid u (shown slightly raised above the strainer) is adapted to fit loosely into the top of the strainer.

Or, as shown in the detail view Figure 8,- the lid '0 may be of larger diameter and fur, nished with a flange w to fit loosely on the strainer or on the vessel and in this case the lid '0 is shown provided with a fixed bailhandle m. The clip 1 consists of a strip of elastic metal bent at right angles at y and the leg 1 is bent downwards to engage the inner surface of the vessel whilst the other bent leg g engages the outside of the vessel.

The construction shown in Figure 9 shows the pivot a mounted on the top of the clip y in line with the upper edge of the vessel, the strainer d is mounted on the pivot and the lid u is loose.

Finally, as shown in Figures 10 and 11, the clip a is so shaped that the pivot a is outside the upper edge of the vessel and, consequently, the strainer is provided with a perforated lug d and the lid 2' is similarly provided at 2".

The clip may be modified in various ways as for instance by providing the same .with

spring tongues to engage both the inside and outside of the vessel; or a spring tongue or spring tongues may be provided to press upon the inside of the vessel and the clip formed with a rigid flange or lip to bear upon the outside of the vessel. Or instead of providing the spring tongue 9, Figures 1 and 4 this maybe formed as arigid member to receive a clamping screw, cam or the like which is adapted to press upon the outside of the vessel and clamp the latter between the said screw or earn and the-clipflanges 0 and p which bear upon the inside of the vessel. Obviously the" shapes of the strainer and lids may be modified asdesired.

I claiinz- 1. A strainer. and lid for a cooking utensil comprising a strainer. adapted to cover the utensil a lid above said strainer, a clip adapted to engage the utensil and a vertical pivot pin connectingthe said strainer andlid near their edges tosaid clip to enable the lid and strainer to be turned independently or together'on said pin.

2. A; strainer and lid for a cooking utensil, comprising a perforated plate adapted to cover said utensil, a lid adapted to cover said plate, a clip, for attaching said plate and lid to said utensil and a vertic'al pivot pinrotatably connecting said lid and plate to said clip. v e

3. A'strainer and lid for a cooking utensil, comprising a strainer adapted to cover the utensil a lid above said strainer, a clip adapted to be removably connected to the utensil, and'a vertical pivot in said clip for rotatably connecting said lid and strainer near their edges and to said clip.

e 4. A strainer and lid for a cooking utensil,

comprising a strainer adapted to cover said utensil a lid adapted to cover said strainer, a spring clip adapted to be detachably applied to said utensil and a vertical pivot pin on said clip engagingthe strainer and lid near their edges for rotatably supporting the strainer and the lid independently on said clip. 1 r v 5. An attachment for cooking utensils having upstanding side wallscomprising, a perforated strainer, adapted to cover the utensil, an imperforate lid above said strainer, said strainer. and lid being independently pivot-al- I 1y connected near their edges with a common pivot, said pivot having means for detachablysecuring it to the upstanding wall of the utensil. 7V

' HUGH VELLICOTT BIRD. 

